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Dec 17, 2014 Letters

Dear Editor,
It is very sad to know that the Administrators of Region One once again will fail to pay public servants on time. Even though the official pay-day for all government workers has passed, we are made to understand that teachers would not be paid until Thursday or Friday this week. Our colleagues in the coastal regions would be getting their salaries today. Unfortunately the same cannot be said of the teachers in Region One.
I have noticed since I’ve starting working in this region that every month workers get their salary at least two days later than the official payday. In some instances we are even paid later than those two days. It seems that the person who is responsible for going to Georgetown is not very competent. It is known that whenever the official goes to Georgetown on official business, he tends to use that time to look after personal affairs whilst the other public servants have to wait until that individual returns for us to get our salary.
They must understand that our salary is too small and we are dependent upon timely payment of our salary to pay the debts that we might incur when our money is finished two weeks after we receive our salary. I am very much frustrated about this issue that continue to plague workers, especially teachers of the region.
We need to have our money on time every month. It is a simple thing to ask for and I think that we are within our rights to demand timely payment since we work very hard to educate the people of this country. Yet again we are faced with an uncaring government.
Andrew Campbell

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